The results of a new study indicate certain changes in retinal blood vessels may identify people at increased risk for glaucoma, according to a news release.
The results of the 10-year study were published by Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Researchers used diagnostic photos and other data to show patients who had abnormally narrow retinal arteries when the 10-year study began were also those most likely to have glaucoma at the study's end.
If future research can confirm the findings, it may provide ophthalmologists with a new way to identify and treat glaucoma, according to the release.
The study was led by Paul Mitchell, MD, PhD, of the Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney.
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